The indestructible hopped-up hitman Chev Chelios, played to the hilt once again by Jason Statham, returns in Crank High Voltage, picking up where the first film left off -- except this time, Chelios is chasing a Chinese gangster who… MoreThe indestructible hopped-up hitman Chev Chelios, played to the hilt once again by Jason Statham, returns in Crank High Voltage, picking up where the first film left off -- except this time, Chelios is chasing a Chinese gangster who hijacked his heart and substituted it with a mechanical one that needs to be jolted with an electric charge to stay pumping. Back for the fun is Chev's girlfriend Eve ({Amy Smart}) and his physician Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam), who, as luck has it, turns out to be an ex-heart surgeon. As Chelios delves deeper into the mystery surrounding his stolen heart, he discovers that the answers to his questions lie within the chest of a 100-year old head of the Triad gang, Poon Dong (David Carradine. The maverick directing/writing team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor returns to inject more caffeinated craziness into Lionsgate's burgeoning action series, with Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, Clifton Collins Jr., and Corey Haim rounding out the supporting cast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

Fast-paced, adrenaline-filled and out-of-place at times. The Neveldine/Taylor combination are back at it with Crank 2: High Voltage, but it's a slight… MoreFast-paced, adrenaline-filled and out-of-place at times. The Neveldine/Taylor combination are back at it with Crank 2: High Voltage, but it's a slight slump from it's predecessor, with the amount of lackluster material that tends to wander off the subject. Regardless, it's still a somewhat-decent, junkie-filled action picture. 3.5/5

Anthony Lawrie

Crank 2 has even bigger balls than the first. Making a sequel was a risky concept, seeing as he died in the first film and all but then it's not really a… MoreCrank 2 has even bigger balls than the first. Making a sequel was a risky concept, seeing as he died in the first film and all but then it's not really a film that takes itself too seriously. I love the dialogue, the snappy editing and the quirky interruptions. It's the logical progression of the action film in my mind, give me this over the expendables every time. Some of it is bad taste but very little, the sequel is sillier than the first but all the better for it. Surreal band brilliant, Jason Statham at his best. There is something good about a cockney roaming around LA calling people C**nts. All that said, the third has to be something amazing in order for the franchise to continue.

Martin Sahlin

I was shocked to see that this is the same directors as the first one....cause it totaly sucks compared...it's the same thing...but there's no feeling… MoreI was shocked to see that this is the same directors as the first one....cause it totaly sucks compared...it's the same thing...but there's no feeling what so ever....boring....bad actors...the whole package...3 funny moments though...

Alex roy

Crank 2: High Voltage is an amped up version of first film. Everything about this film is even more over the top this around (if you can believe that). Crank 2… MoreCrank 2: High Voltage is an amped up version of first film. Everything about this film is even more over the top this around (if you can believe that). Crank 2 picks up right after the events of the end of the first film. This time around, Chev Chelios has got an artificial heart, and is powered by a battery, he only has one hour to find his heart or else he's dead. Crank 2, is definitely a top notch sequel, it's a fun, comical and action packed ride as we ride along Chev Chelios for another wild ride for him to stay alive. If you loved the first Crank, you'll love this sequel.

Phil Hubbs

High octane isn't the word with this flick, 'Grand Theft Auto' on speed with a firecracker up its arse more like haha.
This is pure and utter… MoreHigh octane isn't the word with this flick, 'Grand Theft Auto' on speed with a firecracker up its arse more like haha.
This is pure and utter mayhem from start to finish, it IS a computer game, guns, guns, big guns, tits, ass, naked girls, more tits and ass, bullet wounds, graphic sex n violence, swearing to the max, unreal situations, gangs, knives and a whole load of shaky cam work.
But don't be put of as this is a good pile of adrenaline soaked in petrol, its totally crazy and yet extremely fun. The stupid plot is lost as you stare wide eyed at the carnage unfolding before you, the film never lets up for one sec as you move from one nipple slicing sequence to the next (the over the top graphic novel style violence does remind me of 'Robocop'). Statham really excels here too, his rough cockney image blends so well in the melting pot of LA (you wouldn't think) and his grizzled appearance does go down in cinema character history along side other classics's such as 'Snake Plissken'.
Apart from a rather quick and unexpected ending which is a shame this is great fun with plenty for all pervs and gun nuts hahaha much better than the first outing.

Matt Goodman

Flawed flawed flawed flawed. But what a fun movie. I was glad to see Chev Chelios again. Mark and Brian "just juiced" up the movies! I really hope… MoreFlawed flawed flawed flawed. But what a fun movie. I was glad to see Chev Chelios again. Mark and Brian "just juiced" up the movies! I really hope they make a third. These movies are my guilty pleasure.

Conner Rainwater

The continuation of Chev Chelios, the unkillable man and adrenaline god of LA. This is just as good as the original and gives you everything you could possibly… MoreThe continuation of Chev Chelios, the unkillable man and adrenaline god of LA. This is just as good as the original and gives you everything you could possibly want from the genre again. This goes further in some ways, having a Godzilla-like battle scene, Hooker assassins, nipple slicing and my favorite of all, a girl getting shot in the tits resulting in her silicone leaking out. Jason Statham returns to his crown and does more damage this time, proving himself the most dangerous and unstoppable force known to man. He receives his immortality whilst shocking himself off a transformer, catching on fire and beating a man to death and flipping off the camera. By far one of the most illogical yet amazing things ever put on screen.

Devon Bott

Sometimes, a little kid will do something funny on accident. Everyone laughs and the kid is proud of the fact that he cracked up the adults. So then he starts… MoreSometimes, a little kid will do something funny on accident. Everyone laughs and the kid is proud of the fact that he cracked up the adults. So then he starts doing the thing on purpose, and suddenly it's not so funny anymore, in fact, it's obnoxious. Crank: High Voltage is that little kid. Not that the first movie was a font of plausibility, but this sequel makes the first film seem like a documentary in comparison. Or a good movie. Crank: High Voltage has a level of late-night-softcore-cinemax-porn filmmaking to it crossed with a later eighties "Tromaville"-style of humor. As you may recall from the ending of the first film, Crank was dropped 90 stories out of a helicopter, bounced off a car, and landed in the middle of the street, presumably dead, The End. Well, turns out, some members of the triad gang came and scraped him up off the street (literally, with a SNOW SHOVEL) and took him back to a make-shift operating room, where they harvested his heart and replaced it with one of those artificial deals. They intend to keep him alive, so that they may harvest more of his organs, starting with his penis. Crank overhears this, leaps up off the operating table, and begins to assassinate people, video-game style. He sticks a shotgun up a fat guy's butt, I guess to interrogate him on the whereabouts of his real heart, which he needs back in order to live. So, with the information he gets from the shotgun prostate exam, he goes racing off in a stolen car to get his heart. Suddenly, a souped-up car comes up along side him, and some mexicans challenge him to a drag. Distracted, he crashes the car and gets thrown 50 feet through the windshield. When he gets up, he realizes the battery that keeps his artificial heart beating has been destroyed. Now, in order to keep his heart beating, he must give himself massive electric shocks, (tazers, dog collars, car batteries, etc.) and it's here we get the film's title from. Maybe this all sounds hilarious and awesome on paper, I don't know. It just gets dumber and dumber as it goes along. Dumb people shouldn't try to be funny. Crank: High Voltage just tries to damn hard, and the result is a surprisingly boring and disappointing trainwreck.

Wow. Get ready. Neveldine + Taylor didn't break their promise to us, and instead they delivered a concoction of glorious ADD-induced mayhem not seen since… MoreWow. Get ready. Neveldine + Taylor didn't break their promise to us, and instead they delivered a concoction of glorious ADD-induced mayhem not seen since the first Crank. Except - it's more glorious.

Richard C

I love both of the crank films and this is awesome and hilarious and as long as you can get past how crazy the movie is and if you can just enjoy the movie for… MoreI love both of the crank films and this is awesome and hilarious and as long as you can get past how crazy the movie is and if you can just enjoy the movie for what it is, a nonstop crazy action movie, then you should love this movie. A-

Film Crazy

Well i really enjoyed the first one and although this is fairly entertaining, funny, action packed and has Statham in it, this sequel just isnt great!!! its… MoreWell i really enjoyed the first one and although this is fairly entertaining, funny, action packed and has Statham in it, this sequel just isnt great!!! its exacttly the same as the first just with a different set of people he is going to kill!!
the movie was also weird in places which i didnt particularly like!!